With Bigil, Vijay becomes first Tamil actor to have three consecutive films make Rs 250 cr gross worldwide
FirstpostThalapathy Vijay’s Bigil continues to set the cash registers ringing at the box office worldwide as it nears the second week of theatrical run on Thursday. Vijay is now the first Tamil actor to score three back to back century grossers in TN and is also the first Tamil actor to achieve three consecutive double century grossers worldwide. While Bigil is the first Tamil film to sprint past the Rs 250 crore gross mark globally in 2019, the big-budget sports drama is yet to supplant the earnings of Ajith’s Viswasam in Tamil Nadu. Bigil has also accrued a solid total of more than Rs 100 crore from non-Tamil Nadu markets alone, making it Vijay’s third consecutive outing after Mersal, and Sarkar. Bigil is the ninth south Indian movie to touch the Rs 250 crore in worldwide theatrical revenue and second project of the year after Prabhas’ multi-lingual action thriller Saaho.